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Amagasaki

January 25, 2023

Amagasaki (尼崎市, Amagasaki-shi) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 455,555 in 223812 households, and a population density of 9000 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 50.72 km2 (19.58 sq mi).

Amagasaki
尼崎市
Core city
Top: Amagasaki City Hall

Second row: Amagasaki Culture Zonel
Third row left: Amagasaki Castle walls, right: City Library

Bottom left: Amagasaki Stadium, right:Gymnasium
Flag
Emblem
Location of Amagasaki in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.400°E / 34.733; 135.400Coordinates: 34°44′N 135°24′E / 34.733°N 135.400°E / 34.733; 135.400
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureHyōgo
Government
 • MayorShin Matsumoto
Area
 • Total50.72 km2 (19.58 sq mi)
Population
 (November 1, 2022)
 • Total455,555
 • Density9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address1-23-1 Higashinanamatsu-chō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 660-8501
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerOleander
TreeDogwood
Amagasaki Castle
Aerial view of Amagasaki city center
Amagasaki Station

Geography

Amagasaki is located in far southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture, next to Osaka. It has the fourth largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture after Kobe, Himeji, and Nishinomiya. Residential areas account for most of the rest of the coastal areas, industrial areas along the Meishin Expressway and JR West Fukuchiyama Line, commercial areas around Hanshin Amagasaki Station and JR JR Amagasaki Station, and its population density is the highest among municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture. Ground subsidence caused by the pumping up of groundwater by factories has reduced one-third of the city's area to sea level, causing flooding damage due to storm surges.

Neighboring municipalities

Hyōgo Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

Climate

Amagasaki has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall. The average annual temperature in Amagasaki is 15.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.7 °C.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Amagasaki peaked around 1970s has been decreasing steadily since .

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 78,371—    
1930 121,026+54.4%
1940 274,516+126.8%
1950 279,264+1.7%
1960 405,955+45.4%
1970 553,696+36.4%
1980 523,650−5.4%
1990 498,999−4.7%
2000 466,187−6.6%
2010 453,608−2.7%

History

The area of Amagasaki was part of ancient Kawabe District of Settsu Province and has been inhabited since ancient times, with the traces of Yayoi period settlementsand many kofun burial mounds found within the city limits. From the Heian period, the area was known for its port of Daimotsuura. During the Edo period, Amagasaki prospered as the castle town of Amagasaki Domain undertake Aoayama and subsequently the Matsudaira clans. The town of Amagasaki was established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1916.

The 1934 Muroto typhoon caused 145 fatalities and much of the city was destroyed by air raids on June 1 and June 15, 1945 during World War II. The 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake also caused considerable damage and 49 fatalities. Amagasaki was designated a special city on April 1, 2001 with increased local autonomy. A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagasaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured. On April 1, 2009, Amagasaki was elevated to the status of a core city.

Government

Amagasaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 42 members. Amagasaki contributes seven members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is in the Hyōgo 8th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Politics of Amagasaki

On 22 November 2010 Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor as well as the youngest popularly-elected female mayor of the city with 54% of the vote.[4]

Economy

Amagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region. Businesses headquartered in the city include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies.[5] The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1,288 billion yen in 2004.[6]

Education

Amagasaki has 42 public elementary schools and 17 public middle schools operated by the city government, 11 public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education, and two combined private middle/high schools. In addition, the city also operates one special education school for the handicapped. The College of Industrial Technology, a junior college, and the Sonoda Women's University, a women's four-year college with associated junior college are located in the city

The city has a North Korean school, Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School (尼崎朝鮮初中級学校).[7] It previously had a second school, Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School (尼崎東朝鮮初級学校).[7]

Transportation

Railways

  JR West - Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

  JR West - Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)

  JR West - JR Tōzai Line

  Hankyu - Kobe Line

  Hankyu - Itami Line

  Hanshin Electric Railway - Hanshin Main Line

  Hanshin Electric Railway - Hanshin Namba Line

Highways

Sister city relations

  •   Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany - since April 7, 1959
  •   Anshan, Liaoning, China - since February 2, 1983 (friendship city)
  •   Kami, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan (Formerly Mikata) - since 1974 (friendship city)

Local attractions

Notable people from Amagasaki

Athletes

References

  1. ^ "Amagasaki city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ Amagasaki climate data
  3. ^ Amagasaki population statistics
  4. ^ "Kazumi Inamura receives 54% of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan". Global Greens. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. ^ "Company Outline." Osaka Titanium Technologies. Retrieved on March 28, 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.city.amagasaki.hyogo.jp/sect/sanritu/ama_sangyo3.html. Retrieved 2007-03-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ a b ウリハッキョ一覧. Chongryon. from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.()

External links

 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Amagasaki.
  •   Media related to Amagasaki, Hyogo at Wikimedia Commons
  • Amagasaki City official website (in Japanese) English machine translation is available on the site.

January 25, 2023
amagasaki, 尼崎市, industrial, city, located, hyōgo, prefecture, japan, november, 2022, update, city, estimated, population, 223812, households, population, density, 9000, persons, total, area, city, 尼崎市core, citytop, city, hallsecond, culture, zonel, third, left. Amagasaki 尼崎市 Amagasaki shi is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture Japan As of 30 November 2022 update the city had an estimated population of 455 555 in 223812 households and a population density of 9000 persons per km 1 The total area of the city is 50 72 km2 19 58 sq mi Amagasaki 尼崎市Core cityTop Amagasaki City HallSecond row Amagasaki Culture Zonel Third row left Amagasaki Castle walls right City Library Bottom left Amagasaki Stadium right GymnasiumFlagEmblemLocation of Amagasaki in Hyōgo PrefectureAmagasakiLocation in JapanCoordinates 34 44 N 135 24 E 34 733 N 135 400 E 34 733 135 400 Coordinates 34 44 N 135 24 E 34 733 N 135 400 E 34 733 135 400CountryJapanRegionKansaiPrefectureHyōgoGovernment MayorShin MatsumotoArea Total50 72 km2 19 58 sq mi Population November 1 2022 Total455 555 Density9 000 km2 23 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 09 00 JST City hall address1 23 1 Higashinanamatsu chō Amagasaki shi Hyōgo ken 660 8501WebsiteOfficial websiteSymbolsFlowerOleanderTreeDogwoodAmagasaki Castle Aerial view of Amagasaki city center Amagasaki Station Contents 1 Geography 2 Neighboring municipalities 3 Climate 4 Demographics 5 History 6 Government 6 1 Politics of Amagasaki 7 Economy 8 Education 9 Transportation 9 1 Railways 9 2 Highways 10 Sister city relations 11 Local attractions 12 Notable people from Amagasaki 12 1 Athletes 13 References 14 External linksGeography EditAmagasaki is located in far southeastern Hyōgo Prefecture next to Osaka It has the fourth largest population in Hyōgo Prefecture after Kobe Himeji and Nishinomiya Residential areas account for most of the rest of the coastal areas industrial areas along the Meishin Expressway and JR West Fukuchiyama Line commercial areas around Hanshin Amagasaki Station and JR JR Amagasaki Station and its population density is the highest among municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture Ground subsidence caused by the pumping up of groundwater by factories has reduced one third of the city s area to sea level causing flooding damage due to storm surges Neighboring municipalities EditHyōgo Prefecture Itami NishinomiyaOsaka Prefecture Osaka Nishiyodogawa ku Yodogawa ku ToyonakaClimate EditAmagasaki has a Humid subtropical climate Koppen Cfa characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light snowfall The average annual temperature in Amagasaki is 15 0 C The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in January at around 26 9 C and lowest in January at around 3 7 C 2 Demographics EditPer Japanese census data 3 the population of Amagasaki peaked around 1970s has been decreasing steadily since Historical populationYearPop 192078 371 1930121 026 54 4 1940274 516 126 8 1950279 264 1 7 1960405 955 45 4 1970553 696 36 4 1980523 650 5 4 1990498 999 4 7 2000466 187 6 6 2010453 608 2 7 History EditThe area of Amagasaki was part of ancient Kawabe District of Settsu Province and has been inhabited since ancient times with the traces of Yayoi period settlementsand many kofun burial mounds found within the city limits From the Heian period the area was known for its port of Daimotsuura During the Edo period Amagasaki prospered as the castle town of Amagasaki Domain undertake Aoayama and subsequently the Matsudaira clans The town of Amagasaki was established on April 1 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system It was elevated to city status on October 1 1916 The 1934 Muroto typhoon caused 145 fatalities and much of the city was destroyed by air raids on June 1 and June 15 1945 during World War II The 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake also caused considerable damage and 49 fatalities Amagasaki was designated a special city on April 1 2001 with increased local autonomy A commuter train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line near Amagasaki on April 25 2005 resulting in more than 100 dead and 550 injured On April 1 2009 Amagasaki was elevated to the status of a core city Government EditAmagasaki has a mayor council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 42 members Amagasaki contributes seven members to the Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly In terms of national politics the city is in the Hyōgo 8th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan Politics of Amagasaki Edit 2002 Amagasaki mayoral electionOn 22 November 2010 Kazumi Inamura became the first popularly elected Greens Japan Mayor as well as the youngest popularly elected female mayor of the city with 54 of the vote 4 Economy EditAmagasaki is a major part of the Hanshin Industrial Region Businesses headquartered in the city include manufacturers such as Osaka Titanium Technologies 5 The value of manufactured goods shipments in Amagasaki was 1 288 billion yen in 2004 6 Education EditAmagasaki has 42 public elementary schools and 17 public middle schools operated by the city government 11 public high schools operated by the Hyōgo Prefectural Board of Education and two combined private middle high schools In addition the city also operates one special education school for the handicapped The College of Industrial Technology a junior college and the Sonoda Women s University a women s four year college with associated junior college are located in the cityThe city has a North Korean school Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School 尼崎朝鮮初中級学校 7 It previously had a second school Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School 尼崎東朝鮮初級学校 7 Transportation EditRailways Edit JR West Tōkaidō Main Line JR Kobe Line Amagasaki Tachibana JR West Fukuchiyama Line JR Takarazuka Line Amagasaki Tsukaguchi Inadera JR West JR Tōzai Line Amagasaki Tsukaguchi Inadera Hankyu Kobe Line Sonoda Tsukaguchi Mukonoso Hankyu Itami Line Tsukaguchi Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Main Line Kuise Daimotsu Amagasaki Deyashiki Amagasaki Center Pool mae Mukogawa Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Namba Line Amagasaki DaimotsuHighways Edit Meishin Expressway Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route Port of Osaka Kobe National Route 2 National Route 43 National Route 171Sister city relations Edit Augsburg Bavaria Germany since April 7 1959 Anshan Liaoning China since February 2 1983 friendship city Kami Hyogo Prefecture Japan Formerly Mikata since 1974 friendship city Local attractions EditTano Site Yayoi period settlement trace National Historic Site Amagasaki CastleNotable people from Amagasaki EditMitsue Aoki manga artist Chikamatsu Monzaemon dramatist of the Edo period Chiyu bassist of the band Sug Cobra punk rock band Downtown comedy duo Hitoshi Matsumoto Masatoshi Hamada Originally from Naniwa ku Osaka Gero singer Heath bassist of the band X Japan Kunio Hiramatsu politician Kojin Karatani philosopher Toshiki Kashu actor Ryuto Kazuhara vocalist of boy band Generations from Exile Tribe Keichu Kokugaku scholar from the Edo period Yoshitada Konoike politician Maggy fashion model Ryo Matsuda actor Shōta Matsushima actor Kaho Minami actress Akihiro Murata shogi player Originally from Uozu Toyama Nagisa comedian of comedy duo Amako Inter Ramo Nakajima novelist Ai Okawa fashion model former idol from Idoling Kazuo Shiraga modern artist Keiko Tobe manga artist Rena Uehara singer Born in Amagasaki based in Osaka Yu Yagami manga artist Seiichi Yamamoto musician Born in Amagasaki based in Osaka Kinuyo Yamashita video game music composer Shota Yasuda guitarist of boy band Kanjani Eight Ai Yazawa manga artist Athletes Edit Ritsu Doan football player Yutaka Enatsu baseball player Originally from Nara Prefecture Megu Hirose softball player Daisuke Hosokawa swimmer Takahiro Ikeyama baseball player Hideki Irabu former baseball player Originally from Hirara Okinawa currently Miyakojima Okinawa Norihito Kaneto baseball player Ayumi Karino softball player Kamui Kobayashi auto racing driver Naoki Miyanishi baseball player Originally from Nishinomiya Hyogo Minoru Murayama former baseball player Originally from Kita ku Kobe Takahiko Nomaguchi baseball player Kengo Nomoto basketball player Daisuke Oku football player Hiroaki Saiuchi baseball player Tochinowaka Michihiro former sumo wrestler Andy Wu professional wrestler References Edit Amagasaki city official statistics in Japanese Japan Amagasaki climate data Amagasaki population statistics Kazumi Inamura receives 54 of the vote to become the first Green mayor elected in Japan Global Greens 2010 11 22 Retrieved 2018 06 03 Company Outline Osaka Titanium Technologies Retrieved on March 28 2014 http www city amagasaki hyogo jp sect sanritu ama sangyo3 html Retrieved 2007 03 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help a b ウリハッキョ一覧 Chongryon Archived from the original on July 26 2015 Retrieved October 14 2015 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Amagasaki Media related to Amagasaki Hyogo at Wikimedia Commons Amagasaki City official website in Japanese English machine translation is available on the 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